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Glorious Goodwood Festival – Day 1
Race 4 – IBERIAN 9/2
IBERIAN created a favourable impression when winning on his Newbury debut for Charlie Hills and he can follow up in the Nicholson Gin Vintage Stakes.
The Lope De Vega colt took the six-and-a-half-furlong novice comfortably in the hands of Rossa Ryan and with no Godolphin representative, William Buick has been booked to ride.
Though the strength of the race he won can challenged, two also-rans have subsequently won and afterwards Hills was in no doubt he was near the top of the pecking order among his juveniles.
Race 5 – ISSAC SHELBY 85/40
In the other Group Two contest on a stellar card, ISSAC SHELBY is worthy of consideration in the World Pool Lennox Stakes.
Brian Meehan’s three-year-old won the Superlative at Newmarket last term, took the Greenham at Newbury on his three-year-old debut and was beaten by the tightest of margins in the French 2,000 Guineas on very soft ground at ParisLongchamp.
He was a little disappointing behind Paddington when fourth in the St James’s Palace Stakes at Royal Ascot last time out, yet having been a little keen off a slow early pace, he would have finished closer but for being tight for room at a crucial stage.
KINROSS is an obvious danger having won over seven furlongs at the top level on easy ground, yet Isaac Shelby remains a little unexposed and a chance is taken he can down Ralph Beckett’s runner.
Race 6 – COLTRANE 3/1
COLTRANE can turn the tables on COURAGE MON AMI in the Al Shaqaab Goodwood Cup.
Andrew Balding’s charge went down by three-quarters of a length in the Ascot Gold Cup, which extended the winner’s unbeaten run to four.
It also gave Frankie Dettori a historic ninth Gold Cup on his favourite track.
Yet unlike COURAGE MON AMI, whose two all-weather wins last season were supplemented with two victories on fast ground this term, COLTRANE has proven form on easier ground and is as genuine as they come.
The six-year-old has won six and been placed second on seven of his 19 starts, and while fourth to Kyprios in this two-mile Group One contest last year, he was not beaten far.
He was favourite for the Gold Cup and the pair were well clear of the remainder and while they are expected to be the big players again over half a mile less, compensation awaits the vanquished party.
